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Demolition of Waterloo bridge

Buckton, E.J. / Fereday, H.J.

History of bridge: scheme of wrecking consisted in first lightening bridge by removal of superstructure above level of top of arch keystones, then erecting four lines of girders; arches subsequently demolished while remaining self-supporting until about only quarter of original width of 45 ft remained in middle. (See also Engineer v 161 n 4190 and 4191 May 1 1936 p 460-2 and May 8 p 498-500; brief article in n 4192 May 15 issue p 624; also Civ Eng (Lond) v 31 n 359 May 1936 p 161-62; Surveyor v 89 n 2310 May 1 1936 p 623: and French translation in Genie Civil v 108 n 2811 June 27 1936 p 611-3)

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Buckton, E.J. / Fereday, H.J.

History of bridge: scheme of wrecking consisted in first lightening bridge by removal of superstructure above level of top of arch keystones, then erecting four lines of girders; arches subsequently demolished while remaining self-supporting until about only quarter of original width of 45 ft remained in middle. (See also Engineer v 161 n 4190 and 4191 May 1 1936 p 460-2 and May 8 p 498-500; brief article in n 4192 May 15 issue p 624; also Civ Eng (Lond) v 31 n 359 May 1936 p 161-62; Surveyor v 89 n 2310 May 1 1936 p 623: and French translation in Genie Civil v 108 n 2811 June 27 1936 p 611-3)

Demolition of Waterloo bridge

Buckton, E.J. / Fereday, H.J.

History of bridge: scheme of wrecking consisted in first lightening bridge by removal of superstructure above level of top of arch keystones, then erecting four lines of girders; arches subsequently demolished while remaining self-supporting until about only quarter of original width of 45 ft remained in middle. (See also Engineer v 161 n 4190 and 4191 May 1 1936 p 460-2 and May 8 p 498-500; brief article in n 4192 May 15 issue p 624; also Civ Eng (Lond) v 31 n 359 May 1936 p 161-62; Surveyor v 89 n 2310 May 1 1936 p 623: and French translation in Genie Civil v 108 n 2811 June 27 1936 p 611-3)

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Title:

Demolition of Waterloo bridge

Additional title:

Eng News-Rec

Contributors:

Buckton, E.J. (author) / Fereday, H.J. (author)

Published in:

Engineering News-Record ; 117

Publication date:

1936

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Print

Language:

English

Keywords:

Bridges, masonry arch

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